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Friday, February 1, 2013

The Congressional-Executive
Commission on China (www.cecc.gov) is offering paid internships to qualified
undergraduates, graduate students, or recent graduates this coming summer in
Washington, D.C. Interns must be U.S. citizens. The application deadline is
March 1, 2013 for the Summer 2013 internship that runs from June to August
2013. Summer internships are full-time; interns are expected to work from 32 to
40 hours per week. See application instructions below.

CECC internships provide
significant educational and professional experience for undergraduates,
graduate students, or recent graduates with a background in Chinese politics,
law, and society, and strong Chinese language skills.

Interns work closely with the
Commission and its staff on the full array of issues concerning human rights,
the rule of law, and governance in China (including criminal justice,
democratic governance institutions, environmental problems, religious freedom,
freedom of expression, ethnic minority rights, women's rights, etc.).

Interns perform important
research support tasks (often in Chinese), attend seminars, meet Members of
Congress and experts from the United States and abroad, and draft Commission
analyses. Click here for CECC analysis of recent developments in the rule of
law and human rights in China. Interns may also be trained to work with the
Commission's Political Prisoner Database, which has been accessible by the
public since its launch in November 2004 (click here to begin a search).

The CECC staff is committed
to interns’ professional development, and holds regular roundtables for interns
on important China-related issues.

Summer 2013 interns will be
paid $10/hour. Those unable to apply for Summer 2013 internships may apply for
the Spring (February-May) or Fall (September-December). Further details are
available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/employ.php.

Qualifications

• Interns must be U.S. citizens.

• Interns should have completed at
least some China-related coursework. It is also desirable that they have some
background in one or more of the specific human rights and rule of law issues
in the CECC legislative mandate.

• Interns should be able to read
Chinese well enough to assist with research in newspapers, journals, and on Web
sites. More advanced Chinese language capability would be a plus. The
successful candidate for an internship often will have lived or studied in mainland
China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan.

• Although our interns are generally
undergraduates, graduate students, or recent graduates, others are also welcome
to apply.

Application Instructions for Summer
2013

Interested applicants should
send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for two
references, to the CECC via e-mail to Judy Wright, Director of Administration
at judy.wright@mail.house.gov by March 1, 2013. Applications must be received
by our office no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on March 1. Please discuss
in your cover letter how your professional goals, interests, and background
relate to the Commission's legislative mandate regarding human rights and the
rule of law in China. No phone calls please.

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